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Alexandra Sofroniew is an Assistant Professor in the Program in Art History at the University of California, Davis, specializing in ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art, as well as the archaeology of pre-Roman Italy and Sicily. Her research centers on the material culture of ancient religions, including domestic and votive practices.
- DPhil, Brasenose College, University of Oxford
- MSt, University of Oxford
- B.A., Stanford University
Her scholarly work bridges classical archaeology and museum studies, with field experience in Sicily and central Italy. She has held curatorial positions at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, contributing to major exhibitions and publications.
Her research interests include ancient Mediterranean art, religious material culture, museum curation, and the intersection of art and identity in antiquity. She has published on topics ranging from underwater archaeology to domestic religion and the role of women in ancient sanctuaries. Her recent publications reflect a strong focus on Sicilian heritage and Greco-Roman artistic exchange.
Her book Household Gods: Private Devotion in Ancient Greece and Rome (2016) is a significant contribution to the study of domestic religious practices. She has also contributed to exhibition catalogues and interdisciplinary volumes on Mediterranean archaeology and cultural heritage.
- "A Sicilian Odyssey" (2016)
- "Uncovering, Preserving and Presenting the Past" (2015)
- "Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome" (2013)
- Catalogue entries on Attic pottery and medical ostraca (2014)
- "Women’s Work: The Dedication of Loom Weights" (2011)
Sofroniew teaches courses on ancient Mediterranean art, Greek and Roman art, architecture, and urbanism. She leads seminars on museum exhibition methods and the concept of the ancient artist. She has no listed scientific awards or grants in the provided text. She has not advised any students listed in the profile. She is actively engaged in exhibition curation and public scholarship, with recent work on exhibitions such as Storms, War and Shipwrecks and Sicily and the Sea.
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